phrase
sequence of at least two words
Protect trans kids
slogan used in support of transgender youth
Motion in limine
phrase
Actor sequitur forum rei
phrase
turning the other cheek
phrase from the Sermon on the Mount in Christian doctrine
maxim
concise expression of a fundamental moral rule
parenthesis
explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage
winged words
well-known fixed phrase
Open Sesame
magical phrase in the story of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"
corporate purpose
a provision in a company's constitution stating the purpose and range of activities for which the company is carried on
Cloud cuckoo land
often derogatory term for fantasy utopia
Two wrongs make a right
philosophical expressions
Latin phrase
phrase known by its Latin-language version
dwarfs and dancers
phrase used to describe Italian politics
Felix culpa
Latin phrase
By the Grace of God
formulaic and constitutional phrase
conspiracy of silence
unspoken group consensus to not mention, discuss, or acknowledge a given subject
Harvard sentences
sample phrases used for standardized testing
monday syndrome
English phrase; hungover state of the labor workforce after a weekend spent drinking
phrasal template
aspect of grammar
rubber chicken
comedy prop
So help me God
a phrase often used to give an oath
son of perdition
New Testament phrase
stranger danger
idea or warning that all strangers can potentially be dangerous
suffer fools gladly
Biblical phrase
The lady doth protest too much, methinks
quote from Hamlet
currency manipulator
Designation applied by the US government
Crowned heads of Europe
term used to describe monarchs in Europe
Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?
utterance attributed to Henry II of England, which led to the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170
Don't fuck with the formula
Beach Boys controversy
Mom loves speed
Ukrainian meme
small dick energy
external compensation for lack of male sexual charisma or confidence
the desert shall blossom as the rose
phrase associated with Zionism
dick slang
vulgar expression referring to the human penis
chutzpah
quality of audacity, of Yiddish origin into English
vis viva
physical quantity, historically invented by G. Leibniz, equivalent to (in modern terminology) twice the kinetic energy
Inter partes
phrase
Shot heard 'round the world
Phrase referring to historical incidents
per capita
Latin phrase; "by heads"/"for each head"
famous for being famous
phrase to refer to someone who is famous for no particular reason
Pious fraud
phrase
pars pro toto
Latin for a part (taken) for the whole
expression
linguistic term
O tempora o mores!
Exclamation by Cicero, most famously in first Catilinarian oration
Power behind the throne
informal influence over a political figure
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously
sentence coined by Noam Chomsky to describe proper syntax with improper semantics
Spiritus rector
phrase
Mano-a-mano
Spanish expression; bullfighting term
I Am that I Am
Yahweh's answer to Moses upon being asked for his name in Exodus 3:14
Omar killed me
phrase in Omar Raddad Affair